Ordinance 16-47 State Homeland Security Grants for Radio Communications

CITY OF HOMER
                                                                                HOMER, ALASKA
                                                                                                                                                                City Manager

                                                                              ORDINANCE 16-47

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING FY 2016 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM GRANTS FOR UPGRADING THE CITY’S RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $343,363.40, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS.

WHEREAS, The City’s entire radio communication system is aging and must be replaced soon to keep up with technological advances; and

WHEREAS, The City is pleased to have been awarded $343,363.40 from the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DSH&EM); $47,363.40 to relocate two repeaters for higher placement on the Homer Spit to improve radio communication performance and reach; and $296,000.00 to replace the public safety radio system dispatch consoles with new units; and

WHEREAS, Radio communication system upgrades is a proposed project on the City of Homer Capital Improvement Plan 2017–2022.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The Homer City Council hereby accepts and appropriates a 2016 State Homeland Security Program Grant to the City of Homer from the DHS&EM in the amount of $343,363.40 for upgrading the City’s radio communication system as follows:

Revenue:

Account                            Description                                                                                 Amount

                                             State Homeland Security Program Grant                     $343,363.40

Expenditure:

Account                            Description                                                                                 Amount

                                             Radio Communication System Upgrades                    

                                             Relocate two repeaters                                                         $  47,363.40

                                             Replace the public safety radio system                         $296,000.00

dispatch consoles                                                    

Section 2.  The City Manager is authorized to execute the appropriate documents.

               Section 3. This is a budget amendment ordinance, is temporary in nature, and shall not be codified.

ENACTED BY THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL this ______ day of September, 2016.

CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                                         _______________________________

                                                                                                         MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

___________________________

JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

 AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

                                                                                                                        ______________________________

Mary K. Koester, City Manager                                                          Holly C. Wells, City Attorney

Date: _________________________                                              Date: _________________________

Fiscal information: N/A, existing budget.